Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide plans to open 10 new properties in New York state under its Aloft, Element and Four Points brands by the end of 2018, most in New York City. The recently opened Four Points New York Downtown is among more than 200 in that group of Starwood’s “Specialty Select” brands. Starwood opened a record 105 hotels in 2015. Read the BusinessTraveller.com story here